Definition of assignationnext
as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel

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Recent Examples of assignation Men who trick their wives into outside romantic assignations ultimately need to be taught a lesson, and Diego de la Vega is no exception. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 In preparation for her assignations with Pat at locations in the city agreeable to him, Isabel pays careful attention to her personal style and dress. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026 Their assignations bump along methodically, PowerPoint-style. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026 The assignations are alleged to have taken place on the job and in the building where all were assigned to provide security. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assignation
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Noun
  • The pledge also called for classroom screen-time limits and the appointment of a chief privacy officer.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Slaven also said more appointments were completed in fiscal year 2025 — which ran from October 2024 through September last year — than in any year of the Biden administration.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • California officials have previously said the list is out of date and includes legitimate voters -- a sentiment that the federal judge presiding over the case echoed in his blistering order denying the federal government's request.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Not exactly the most romantic first-date conversation, but I was done going into relationships blindly.
    — Renia Goral, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • China’s lunar landings will involve a lunar-orbit rendezvous similar to what NASA did in the 1960s and early 1970s with the Apollo program.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • What first plays like a glamorous hotel rendezvous turns out to be the making of one, blending reality and fiction.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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